Saturday the Desire Street Ministry partnered with Kids First Pediatrics (located on Louisa Street, one of their six locations throughout the city) to host a neighborhood outreach and awareness Easter Fest. Some of the other partners present included Families Helping Families, Carelink, Lighten Up Louisiana Youth, IV Servies, the Children’s Hospital, LaCHIP, and Claiborne Discount [...]
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Desire Street Ministry: Neighborhood Easter Event
By jOe in Desire Street Ministry, EventsA Cultural Celebration of Community
By jOe in Black & White, Desire Street MinistrySunday, the Desire Street Ministries in conjunction with CDC 58:12, Inc. and NORD’s Sampson Playground hosted an awards ceremony for the children of the Desire neighborhood, which featured guest speaker and Delgado professor Tronn Moller, who also administered the oath to the Board Members. It was a full evening, but at it’s heart, it offered [...]
DSM: in the neighborhood
By jOe in Desire Street MinistryThis weekend Michelle and I went to the Desire area neighborhood to visit the kids from the ministry and have them show us around their neighborhood. A neighborhood that has been rebuilt (and slightly relocated) since the Storm. But as we crossed over Louisa Street, we saw the roads leading to many of their old homes. Michael, [...]
Desire Street Ministries, pt 2
By jOe in Black & White, Desire Street MinistryHere are some of the latest images in my ongoing project of documenting the Desire Street Ministry.
The Desire Street Ministry
By jOe in Black & White, Desire Street Ministry, Photo ShootMichelle, a good friend of mine, works at the Desire Street Ministry. In the evenings after school, the neighborhood kids come by for an organized program filled with positive reinforcement and love, all framed to show them God’s love. This past Monday I began a project of documenting the ins and outs of the DSM. One [...]